Norseman Crash Site - 7 My Fifth Visit to the Aircraft Crash Site 09 April 2018 |
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~ If you have information about this crash, please send a Message or Email via our Guest Book (link on Home Page) ~ With leaves emerging and warm weather on the way, this was probably my last visit until next fall: |
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Spring wildflowers were emerging along the cliffs that I pass on the climb up to the crash site |
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Piece of unidentified component with pulleys and roller Probably from one of the control surfaces... |
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Same part, from opposite side |
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Broken, unknown part - top view |
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Unknown part - reverse |
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Round screen - two pieces stapled together |
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Melted blue glass |
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Unknown buckle |
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I thought I had finally identified this part after finding a faint part number barely on the edge (below). Unfortunately the part number is not listed in the Parts Catalog... |
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Another mooring arrow, this one bent & broken See page 3 for details of mooring arrows. |
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Rubber plug |
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Rubber plug - opposite view |
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Unidentified frame, probably from one of the control surfaces |
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Piece of rubber hose or cable casing |
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Unknown component with small tree growing through it. |
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Component after being freed from tree and roots |
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Molded plastic, probably from same part as similar piece on page 3. |
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Broken piece of cast metal, with integral stiffeners. |
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Same part - opposite side |
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Cable - connector |
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Molten blob, about 18 inches long |
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Twisted steel cable |
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Unknown component with single pulley |
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Flat pieces of plastic |
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Dried Earthstar fungi at the site. |
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